Tag: SADC
SADC condemns killing of Italian ambassador in DRC
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, in his capacity as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, on...
SADC implores intensifying cooperation against second wave of COVID-19
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson Filipe Nyusi has implored the bloc to intensify cooperation and collaboration in the fight against the second wave...
Zambia ratifies tripartite free trade area agreement
Zambia has become the latest country to ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area, a release from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa off to Mozambique to discuss worsening security
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday left for Mozambique for talks with other Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders on the deteriorating security in...
AU calls for lifting of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Sunday called for the immediate removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
"Chairperson of...
Zimbabwe Ruling Party Says There is No Crisis in the Country
Neighboring South African ANC delegation visits Harare for high-level talks on attempts to destabilize the SADC region
Over the last two decades the western imperialist...
Mozambique assumes rotating presidency of SADC
Mozambique officially assumed the rotating presidency of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Monday.
In the speech of taking office at the opening ceremony...
Tanzania hands over SADC chair to Mozambique, commends bloc’s COVID-19 fight
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday handed over the chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi and...
SADC meets over peace restoration in DR Congo
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) officials met on Wednesday to discuss ways of restoring peace and security in the Democratic Republic of the...
SADC rallies behind AfCFTA to grow Africa’s trade
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) secretariat has challenged Africa leaders to remain committed to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) development.
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South African government urged to engage SADC regarding terror threat in Mozambique
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday urged the South African government to urgently engage the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regarding the increasing...
Tanzania to help Burundi hasten its admission into SADC
The government of Tanzania has pledged to help Burundi hasten its admission into the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional block with a...
SADC calls for enhanced cross-border trade
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has challenged member states to address challenges stalling cross-border movement of goods and services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Zimbabwe urges citizens to avoid rides in cross-border haulage trucks
The Zimbabwean government on Monday urged citizens not to catch lifts from cross-border trucks as this posed a health risk to them and others...
EU funds Zambia to boost gold mining
The Zambian government on Thursday received gold mining equipment funded by the European Union (EU) to improve gold mining.
The equipment, including...
Zambia pledges continued efforts to promote regional trade, investment
The Zambian government on Friday pledged to continue supporting efforts aimed at promoting trade and investment in the southern African region.
Mwansa Kapeya, Zambia's permanent...
Namibia calls for lifting of EU’s remaining sanctions on Zimbabwe
Namibia's government has welcomed the lifting of sanctions on Feb. 17 imposed by the European Union on Zimbabwe's senior officials, including the vice president,...
SADC appeals for international support in controlling spread of locusts
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) ministers responsible for disaster risk management have called for the engagement of international partners to support the region...
Delegates at AMI2020 want support from regional blocs
Delegates at the end of the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI2020) has called on regional blocs and communities to set up a harmonised legislative, administrative...
Zambia, Malawi elected to co-chair regional network on promoting development planning
Zambia and Malawi will co-chair a network of ministries and institutions responsible for national development planning in the southern African region, a Zambian government...
ZANU-PF Holds 18th National People’s Conference with Focus on Economic Revitalization
Deliberation and resolutions focus on ending sanctions, enhancing discipline and rooting out corruption
Southern African Development Community (SADC) states are facing monumental challenges in the...
Zambia to host regional entrepreneurship conference
Zambia's investment agency said on Tuesday that it will host a regional Men's Entrepreneurship Conference where business experiences will be shared.
The...
SADC condemns attacks on civilians, peacekeepers in DRC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Friday condemned the continued attacks on civilians in the town of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic...
SADC observation mission endorses Namibia polls
The electoral observation mission of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Friday that the Namibian presidential and parliamentary elections on Wednesday were...
EU envoy reminds Botswana of implementing plastic ban
Ambassador of the European Union to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Jan Sadek on Friday encouraged the country to renew its...
SADC foreign, defense ministers meet in Tanzania to review security situation in DRC
Ministers of foreign affairs and defense from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Wednesday began an extraordinary meeting in the Tanzanian commercial capital...
Botswana endorse SADC’s information management in agriculture
Botswana has started national sensitization of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP), a project expected to create and implement an...
SADC’s business council chairman charged in Tanzanian court over economic sabotage
The chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Business Council, Salum Shamte, appeared in a Tanzanian court on Thursday charged with economic sabotage.
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Zimbabwe gears up preparations for anti-sanctions march
Preparations for anti-sanctions demonstrations have gone a gear up with the Zimbabwe government declaring Oct. 25 a public holiday to allow as many people...
Botswana’s Dry Port in Namibia to soon handle perishable goods after face-lift
The Botswana Dry port located in Namibia's Port Town in Walvis Bay is currently undergoing a face-lift and will soon commission 40 reefer plug...